When the stock market crashed in the fall of 1929, __________
A. the Texas economy was hit harder than that of any other state
B. the Texas banking system was not affected at all by the crash
C. the Texas economy remained stable because the price of cotton remained high
D. individual Texans eventually suffered economic distress but perhaps not quite as much as residents of other states
D
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A. late 1960s B. mid-1970s C. mid-1980s D. early 1990s
The chapter introduction recounts the stories of returning GI Timuel Black and nurse Betty Basye. The point drawn from these anecdotes is how
A. different from "normal" life became as the American government met the international and economic challenges of peacetime. B. prosperous and routine life soon became after the disruptions of wartime. C. committed Americans were confronting the growing Soviet threat. D. relieved Americans felt now that the war was over.
Which of the following best characterizes Theodore Roosevelt’s view of trusts?
a. He wanted more trusts to be formed. b. He thought the government had no power to break up trusts. c. He thought all trusts should be broken up. d. He distinguished between “good” and “bad” trusts.
The 1877 Desert Land Act allowed western ranchers to
A) divert water from rivers for irrigation. B) use raise both sheep and cattle. C) claim 160 acres free if they lived on the land for five years. D) acquire 640 acres for $1.25 cents an acre. E) seize land by force if necessary.